garethEds Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Microsoft Fast-tracks Windows 7, Goes Straight To RC1 - ITProPortal.com This from IT ProPortal GJE
FN-GM Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Oh dear, we know what happened last time Microsoft rushed to release an OS
kmount Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Bit like what happened when RM rushed CC4 ... (gets coat)
Theblacksheep Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Bit like what happened when RM rushed CC4 ... (gets coat) Its cant be that bad. Anyway win 7 isnt rushed, its been out with a different name for years.
DrCheese Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 No more "official" beta's, the next public release is RC1. However a newer build than the beta is floating around the internet already.
rolfea Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 so I've installed the BETA, does it eventually die or is it a free version of Win 7(ish) for life?
RabbieBurns Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 expiry date of 1 july 2009 if I remember correctly
EduTech Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 There is an updated version of the BETA around the internet, as i have gone to download it a few times. but just never had the time to look at it properly. I have no probem with there not being any BETA's, Be nice to see how the RC1 turns out James.
jamesb Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I'm hopeful, its actually got me planning to buy a new laptop once it comes out. My other babies, of course, are staying on Linux.
synaesthesia Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Worth noting development for W7 started at the same time as dev started for Vista. So no, it's not rushed - and it was announced on the first public release of build 7000 that it would be going directly to RC pending a a successful run of that beta. What's the worse that could happen - it turns out complete rubbish and we stick with XP/Vista as we're used to.
kmount Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Yes, we'll stick to XP (oh wait, they'll take that away from us soon) and Vista .. er, no that's why we wanted to stay with XP initially! I'm hoping W7 turns out to be a good successor to XP (Vista certainly hasn't been for a lot of people) otherwise it won't be pretty.
Theblacksheep Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 There is an updated version of the BETA around the internet, as i have gone to download it a few times. but just never had the time to look at it properly. Very little added in 7022: few new icons, animations, RC1 IE 8.
synaesthesia Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Supposedly more stable too but I never had any problems on any of the 3 installations I have to back that up.
Diello Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 The Beta has been one of M$'s most successful betas for a long time - most importantly from a marketing PoV. Shockingly I actually found myself opting to use my W7 laptop over my XP desktop at work today because I found it easier... scary. Yes, you can call W7 "Vista R2" if you want, but that's not so different to Windows 98 being called Windows 95 R2 as well. The majority of OS's are built upon the previous iteration.
DrPerceptron Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I haven't had Windows 7 crash on me once, which is good because I've been using it intensively for a while now. I've started getting picky at it, the Super Bar is bugging me again, having everything grouped makes switching between RDS's finnicky and it doesn't detect ANY of my USB drives... which is annoying, but I've got ways around that. Looking forward the RC1 and extending the time period I can use Win 7 for
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